Luke Prokop parents are AI Prokop and Nicole Prokop. Luke Prokop was born to them on 6 May 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Luke is a professional ice hockey player from Canada. He currently plays defenceman for the Seattle Thunderbirds in Western Hockey League.
Watching Shea Weber play at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Prokop became his fan and started wearing jersey number 6 in his honor.
His professional hockey career commenced with the Calgary Hitmen in 2017. He also participated in the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship.
Prokop was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Then in 2021, he was traded to Edmonton Oil Kings.
Luke stated that it was challenging to be moved from Calgary because he had been with the Hitmen for four years playing in 14 games.
The Canadian D-men started the 2022–23 ECHL season with the Norfolk Admirals. He was later signed by the Seattle Thunderbirds from Edmonton as a replacement for three conditional WHL draft choices.
Luke Prokop Family Life
Luke grew up playing hockey with his brother. Considering his old folks were involved in hockey, it was natural that he also followed in their footsteps and pursued a professional career in the sport.
He started skating when he was only three years old. By the age of 12, Luke started realizing about being a pretty good hockey player.
Luke Prokop dad Al Prokop always knew that his son will become a defenceman. Growing up playing hockey, he always had the support of his household members.
After watching Weber's game in 2010, Luke saw a similarity between their game and started to focus on his games. He was so fascinated by Weber that he tried to bring a lot of his playing style into his game.
When the Nashville Predators selected him as the 73rd overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, AI and Nicole's eyes started to well up with tears as their son's desire had come true.
His mom, Nicole also attends his game and cheers for him. Luke appreciates the unconditional love and support his mamma has shown him throughout his professional and personal life.
Nicole works at the clothing boutique named Who Cares Wear. She studied at St. Francis Xavier High School and later achieved her Bachelor's degree from the University of Alberta.
Luke Prokop Has Two Siblings
Luke has an older brother named Josh Prokop and a sister named Alanna Prokop. Josh is also an ice hockey player.
The kinsfolk share a very strong bond and always remain supportive of each other.
Luke has often publicly spoken about the positive impact of his siblings in both his personal and professional life.
Josh and Luke Played Together
The 23-year-old Josh Prokop is currently playing for the University of Alberta in the USports league. Furthermore, he is also pursuing a degree in business management from the same university.
He previously played for the Calgary Hitmen alongside his younger brother. Josh was named as the 27th captain in Hitmen franchise history and called it one of the proudest moments of his career.
The older Prokop played a total of 122 games with the Hitmen. He scored 24 goals along with 40 assists during his tenure at the club.
Alanna Works At Blackhawk Golf Course
Alanna is an assistant manager at Blackhawk Golf Course since January 2018. She worked there as a cocktail server previously.
She attained her bachelor's degree in Commerce from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. On top of that, she also has done bachelor's in marketing from MacEwan University.
Alanna worked as a sales associate for four years at Who Cares Wear and served as Lounge Server at XIX Nineteen for seven months.
Talking about her personal life, she is in a relationship with Brendan Holterhus since 2017. She has shared pictures of her boyfriend on her Facebook account.
Luke Prokop Boyfriend Story
Luke Prokop opened up about his sexuality in 2021. In an interview with The Hockey News, Luke stated that he has a great boyfriend.
When he moved to Kelowna with a different group of men at the age of 14, the defenceman noticed that he might be different in terms of his sexuality.
By the age of sixteen, when his teammates used to discuss the topic of girls; he wasn't really interested in any of those conversations.
However, he didn't know what it meant for him and he focused on his hockey career. In the 2021 WHL season when the game was canceled because of COVID, he got a chance to figure out about himself.
Luke's friends and family knew about his sexuality except for his pop and brother. His father was the last person to know about his sexuality.
In his final WHL season, he decided to come out and speak openly about it. Prokop received a positive response from his fans and family.
The Canadian player also talked about getting the same questions regarding his gender identity, the support he receives, and how welcoming his coworkers have been.
He learned the technique of replying to those queries by handling them just like any other question and detailing how the team will start the power play.
